PRESENTATION HEAD START ANNUAL BOS TRAINING.PDF

Maricopa
County
Human
Services
Early Education Division - Head Start
Annual Board of Supervisors
Presentation
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Presentation Purpose
1. Program Overview
2. Head Start Performance Standards
3. Governance: Roles and Responsibilities
4. Program Outcomes from PY 19-20
5. Initiatives and Accomplishments
6. Summer Pilot
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Program Overview
Head Start Early Head
(Ages 3-5) Start (Ages 0-3)
EHS Child Care
Partnerships
(256 children)
Funded 91 Classrooms Total Funding
Enrollment
at 43 Sites $19,530,131
1,245
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The Head Start Program
Performance Standards
Head Start’s mission is to The Head Start
deliver comprehensive, Performance Standards
high-quality individualized define standards and
services supporting the minimum requirements for
school readiness of children the entire range of Head
from low-income families Start services
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Approve Annually:
Role of the • Grant Applications and Budgets
• Audit
Board of
• Community Assessment
Supervisors • Selection and Enrollment Criteria
• Self Assessment and Corrective Action
• Strategic Goals
Approve As Needed:
• Personnel Policies and Procedures
• Standards of Conduct
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Shared Governance
• Policy Council (51% program parents) responsible for
Role of the
oversight of program implementation
Board of
• Board Liaison with Policy Council appointed by the Board, Cristina Arzaga-Williams
Supervisors
• Parent Committees at each site location to inform
Policy Council and promote parent involvement
Legal and Fiscal Responsibilities
• Monthly Reports (finance, health, meals, program information)
• Program monitoring and Outcomes Data Presentations
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Criteria For Recruitment, Selection, And Enrollment Of Participants
Early
• Family Income At 100% Of Federal Poverty Levels
Education • Family Is Considered Homeless
• Child In Court Ordered Foster Care
Selection
• Family Receiving Public Assistance (TANF/SSI)
Criteria
Priorities:
• Children With Disabilities
• Parents Working, School, Or Participating In Employment Training
• Continuing From Previous Year Or From Another Head Start Program
• Parent Incarcerated Or Recently Incarcerated
• Child In Full-time Care Of Non-parent Relative
• Family Has Recent History Of Domestic Violence, Child Abuse/Neglect, Or
Substance Abuse
• Family Resides In Public Housing With HSD Partnership
• Parent Is Veteran Or Currently Deployed
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Total Children Served: At Risk Children:
Program
1,072 Living In Poverty
Outcomes 188 Experiencing Homelessness
1,552
99 In Foster Care
677 Birth To 36 Months
19-20
875 Three And Four Year Olds
Health Outcomes:
1,511 Children With Health Insurance
777 Children (Ages 3 & 4)
Received Dental Exams
62 Children Identified As Needing Glasses
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Parent Outcomes:
Families Receiving Services
Program
Outcomes 211 81% Of Parents Working
245
8% Of Parents In School
19-20
PY 20-21 Self Assessment – Parent Feedback
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36 “I suggest HS to all parents I know with
94 children”
Emergency Assistance Housing Assistance Mental Health
Adult Education Parent Education
“There hasn’t been a moment where
HS staff haven’t been able to give me a
resource needed”
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MCHSD EED-School Readiness Results 19-20
100%
94% 95%
92%
90% 86% 88%
83%
80%
80%
70% 67%
65%
60%
60%
50% 47% 47%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Social Emotional Physical Language Cognitive Literacy Math
Fall 2019 Spring 2020
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Accomplishments
MCHSD EED - over the course of the pandemic
continued to deliver high quality early education via
Head Start virtual services to protect the health and
Initiatives and safety of children, families and staff.
Accomplishments
The division successfully utilized a nimble,
multipronged approach that evolved as circumstances
changed.
Systems Improvement Initiatives:
• Ongoing Monitoring and Continuous
Improvement
• Increased data reporting and virtual in-classroom
monitoring
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Summer Plan
MCHSD-EED will implement a 6 week, in person summer option from June 1, 2021- July 23, 2021.
328 20 32
PROPOSED SITES CLASSROOMS
ENROLLMENT
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TEACHERS AND DAILY HOURS OF DAILY HOURS OF
TEACHER ASSISTANTS INSTRUCION CARE AND
INSTRUCTION
(CCP)
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The program implemented 13 updated COVID-19 policies
specific to classroom environments.
Proposed The modifications are based on Centers for Disease
Summer Pilot Control and Prevention (CDC).
Air Purifiers, Updated Cleaning Solutions, UV lights, Steam Mops,
Hands Free Faucets-Soap/Paper Towel Dispensers
Updated daily practices to promote higher standards of
cleaning, sanitation, and prevention include:
Small groups, modified instruction, face masks, health checks
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Thank you
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